PIVOTAL U.S. ELECTIONS: THEN & NOW

INAUGURAL FORUM

“The Election of 1860 and Its Contemporary Significance”

Join the UT College of Liberal Arts and Humanities Texas for an evening of discussion about citizenship, democracy, and pivotal presidential elections in American history. Expert faculty will analyze, through an interdisciplinary lens, the political forces, issues, and consequences of the election of 1860 as well as its parallels to subsequent elections and its relevance today. 

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

4:15–6:45 p.m. : Public forum

6:45–7:15 p.m. : Closing remarks and reception

@ Julius Glickman Conference Center (CLA 1.302E)

College of Liberal Arts Building

The University of Texas at Austin

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Participating scholars include Michael Les Benedict (The Ohio State University), Daniel Feller (University of Tennessee), Randall Fuller (University of Tulsa), Andrew Torget (University of North Texas), and Daina Ramey Berry, George B. Forgie, Jacqueline Jones, and Jeremi Suri from The University of Texas at Austin. The Honorable Thomas R. Phillips, former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, will serve as moderator.

Free and open to the public. First-time voters are encouraged to attend!